Kingston Releases mSATA Drives in 240 & 480 GB Capacities

Kingston announced the addition of 240GB and 480GB capacities to the existing SSDNow mS200 mSATA SSD line. Kingston's SSDNow mS200 mSATA solid-state drive allows system builders and enthusiasts a cost-effective performance boost with quicker boot time and application loads while requiring less power than HDDs. The mS200's small-form factor is perfect for notebook, tablet and UltrabookPCs, as well as a variety of embedded systems. It can also be used as a caching device with motherboards that support Intel® Smart Response Technology (SRT) to improve system performance. mS200 has read speeds up to 550MB/s and write speeds up to 520MB/s.

The 30GB, 60GB, 120GB, 240GB and 48 0GB mS200 mSATA SSDs have a caseless, PCB-only design with no moving parts and are backed by a two- or three-year warranty, free technical support and legendary Kingston® reliability.

SSDNow mS200 mSATA Features & Specifications:

· LSI SandForce 2241 (30GB, 60GB, 120GB) and 2281 (240GB, 480GB) controller with SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s) interface: twice as fast as the previous generation, yet more cost-efficient

· mSATA interface: fully compliant with industry standard, easy to fit, guaranteed to work

· NAND Flash memory based: shock-resistant with low power consumption

· Supports Intel's SRT: combines capacity advantage of HDD with performance improvements of SSD in dual-storage configuration

· Supports S.M.A.R.T.: monitors the status of your drive

· Supports TRIM: maintains maximum performance on compatible operating system s

· Interface: SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s), SATA Rev. 2.0 (3Gb/s), SATA Rev. 1.0 (1.5Gb/s)